South Africa Family Holidays – Steppes Travel launches new itinerary. - South Africa is an excellent destination for those families with children of all ages. Flight times are 11.5 hours and South Africa is just 1 hour ahead of GMT. While Steppes Travel specialises in tailor-made holidays, the new South Africa family itinerary is designed to give people an idea of the type of holiday and activities available. ‘The Magic of South Africa’ itinerary includes Cape Town and Table Mountain, the Cape Peninsula including a boat cruise to Seal Island, seeing the penguins at Boulders Beach.